Compare towns
Coventry vs Mendon vs Salisbury vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Salisbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Coventry | Mendon | Salisbury | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,113 |
1,200Highest |
957 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
22.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$71,302±$13k 12% below VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$222,000±$22k 30% below VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,330±$153 8% above VT |
| Salisbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Coventry School District | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.